1729 A. de Haen Dutch Kasteel WESTERVELT Canvas Print

1729 Abraham de Haen Dutch Kasteel WESTERVELT ... Colorized by Mark Edward Westerfield ... www.zazzle.com/markewesterfield 2023. Colorized (again) by Mark Edward Westerfield 03 - 15/16 = 2026. Our family name Westerfield in America originated from the Dutch van Westervelt / van Westerveld / van Westerveldt / van Westervelde name... after one of the largest Dutch castles in the Region of Salland / Salaland / Zallandt, Overijssel Province, Netherlands ... just N of Zwolle ... SW and W of River Vecht ... SE and E of River Zwarte Water ... E of River Ijssel. "Where the water course Westerveldse AA empties into the Zwarte Water". You can find where with Google Maps. Most importantly historically, in 1606 the ruler of Salland and owner of this Dutch Castle defeated the forces of Spanish invader Ambrogio Spinola preventing him from crossing these rivers to Zwolle. Rulers of Salland living here were commissioned by the Prince of Orange. Westervelt / Westerveld / Westerveldt (various spellings found on antique maps and other documents) existed over 300 years from before 1500 and by 1606 was greatly expanded to Dutch Castle status to help to defend the Region of Salland and Zwolle from the invading Spanish Ambrogio Spinola ... and sold for demolition in 1816. Artist Abraham de Haen (II) drew this image in pen and ink in 1729 ... I colorized this March 25 - 26, 2022. And again March 15/16, 2026. In its place today is Westerveldse Bos (Forest) park and Westerveldse Kolk (Lake). As it so happens, Salland ... the countryside around the Rivers Ijssel, Zwarte Water, and Vecht was according to historian Zosimus the earliest known place of origin of the tribe Salii ... the Salian Franks ... circa 200 AD who generations later migrated through Gelderland W of Ijssel then by 328 AD were incorporated into the Roman Empire just SW of Gelderland and by around 500 AD Merovingian King of the Franks Clovis I began using the golden yellow fleur de lis as his symbol becoming the first French king to do so. This symbol was inspired by the Dutch golden yellow iris flowers found naturally growing on the green banks of the Dutch rivers of the Salland Region including Rivers Ijssel, Zwarte Water, and Vecht exactly where Westervelt / Westerveld / Westerveldt would be built by about 1500. The van Westervelts also ruled Harderwijk in Gelderland on the Zuider Zee from their Dutch Castle (Kasteel) De Essenburgh in Hierden just E of Harderwijk in the 1600s and 1700s having inherited the rule there from previous ancestral families of Rutger van Haersolte van Westervelt (married to Josine Johanna van Wijnbergen) the van Wijnbergen: he van Speulde, the van Heuckelom, the van Arkel and others from 1231 when Count Otto II van Gelre gave Harderwijk city rights. The counts van Gelre were promoted to dukes after a marriage of one to English Princess Eleanor. The van Westervelt family coat of arms consists of three golden yellow fleurs de lis upon an emerald green shield over which a knight's arms hold a larger golden yellow fleur de lis through a gold ducal coronet crown as two upright lions of Duchy Gelre hold the shield. The rulers of Harderwijk had a gold signet ring of three fleurs de lis on a shield used to stamp the wax used to seal legal documents. The dukes of Gelre, the Prince of Orange, and all the local Protestant Calvinist Dutch noble families were familiar with Kasteel Westervelt especially in the 1606 battle against the forces of Spanish invader Anbrogio Spinola. The Prince of Orange had as one of his supporters and spies one Lubbert Ulger active in the region of Salland and Zwolle and whose family intermarried with the rulers of Salland from Westervelt ... this is undoubtedly the source of the name of our Dutch immigrant ancestors Lubbert Lubbertsen van Westervelt and his son Lubbert Lubbertsen, Jr. van Westervelt who immigrated from their cattle farm SW of Meppel Drenthe Province just NE of Westervelt in 1662 with their families on the ship HOOP (HOPE) from Amsterdam to New Amsterdam (which later became New York. I found that the local Dutch rulers often intermarried repeatedly. The ancestors of van Westervelt did likewise. And I found a van Heuckelom intermarriage with family van Gelre (the dukes of Gelre / Gelderland / Geldriae / Gelder / Guelders. So, in at least this one way we are somehow related to the Dukes of Gelre which may be a reason for the gold ducal crown and two upright lions of Duchy Gelre on our family coat of arms. The gold fleurs de lis story adds interest also. Interestingly, Lubbert Ulger's father died in 1606 ... could be associated with the battle at Westervelt against Spinola? The Prince of Orange promoted the Lubbert Ulger family for their services to the Dutch freedom fighters ... And then the intermarriage of Lubbert Ulger's family with the van Westervelt family of the Lord of Westervelt, ruler of Salland ... The daughter of whom intermarried with another Zwolle area ruling family van Rechteren (and lived at Westervelt) ... and these families were all buried in the crypt of the Great Church of Saint Michael in Zwolle while the Harderwijk van Westervelts were buried in the tomb under the floor of the nave of the Old Church of Harderwijk where our family coat of arms was found. Information can be found for the descent from the 1662 immigrants on online copies of the 1905 book The Genealogy of the Westervelt Family ... and the complicated ancestry of the Harderwijk van Westervelts can be found in a collection of papers with the 1500s letters between Harderwijk Gerrit van Speulde with his daughter Cecilia (married to Zwolle government official) kept at the University of Leiden. The complicated intermarriages between local ruling families are described (van Haersolte van Westervelt, van Wijnbergen, van Speulde, van Heuckelom, ten Water, van Rechteren, ten Bussche. It was a daughter of a Johan Reynolts ten Bussche van Westervelt who brought Westervelt / Westerveld / Westervelde into her marriage about 1500 - 1510 to Jan van Warmelo ... their son taking the name van Westervelt / Westerveld by 1530. Could he be the father of Dirk van Westervelt born circa 1550? Name and dates would fit. Both Jan van Warmelos were raised to knighthood. Johan's father Reynolt Hermans ten Bussche was on the Zwolle secular government who gave support to the religious convent monastery on Mount Saint Agnes not far from Westervelde. The famous writer Thomas A Kempis lived there at Mount Saint Agnes whose book in its time was a main source of influence on the Christian faith second only to the Bible. It is most certain that he would have known Reynolt Hermans ten Bussche of Westerveldse land owner and secular supporter of Mount Saint Agnes. My immigrant ancestor was Lubbert Lubbertsen van Westervelt born 1620, died 1686 age 66, and his brother Willem immigrated from Meppel, Drenthe Province, with their wives and children in 1662 on ship Hoop (Hope). His father is uncertain but would be named Lubbert van Westervelt, we may presume. Earlier, I mentioned Lubbert Ulger (I will call the older) who fought alongside Lord of Westervelt / Westerveld and Drost Gerard Geert van Warmelo who was appointed Drost (Sheriff) by Prince of Orange William the Silent before his assassination. It was Warmelo who hired Zwolle carpenter Geert Behrends to expand Westervelt Westerveld 1603 - 1606. August 2, 1606, The Lord of Westervelt Westerveld Warmelo defeated the Spanish forces of Ambrogio Spinola at the Battle of Berkummer Bridge near the confluence of rivers Westerveldes Vecht and the Zwarte Water not far from Westervelt Westerveld, saving Zwolle and this was the turning point during the 80 years War that later resulted in the freedom of the Dutch States Republic from Spanish rule. Lubbert Ulger's father died in 1606. Lubbert Ulger (I shall call the older) was related to Gerard Warmelo and to another later Lord of Kasteel Westervelt Westerveld Drost of Salland Rutger van Haersolte (I shall call the younger) 1600 - 1666. Gerard's mother was Anna Rengers, Gerard's wife was Judith Rengers. Lubbert Ulger (the older) and his brother Warner Ulger were the sons of Amelia Rengers. Lubbert Ulger (the older) was the maternal grandfather of Lord of Westervelt Westerveld Drost of Salland Rutger van Haersolte (the younger) 1600 - 1666 whose mother Fenna was the daughter of Lubbert Ulger (the older). The paternal grandfather of Lord of Westervelt Westerveld Salland Drost Rutger van Haersolte (the younger) 1600 - 1666 was Rutger van Haersolte van Westervelt (I shall call the older) Burgomaster of Harderwijk (whose wife was Johanna / Josine van Wijnbergen (whose family Wijnbergen included previous Burgomasters of Harderwijk, as well as her cousins van Speulde as well as their ancestors van Heuckelom! A very fascinating collection of family letters are stored at the University of Leiden most between Lord of Harderwijk Gerrit van Speulde and his dearest daughter Cecilia van Speulde who was married to Geert ten Water who was in the government of Zwolle (and relative of previous Zwolle rulers van Rechteren). Search for To My Dearest Cecilia ... "Aa Mijn Dierbare Cecilia". The 16th-century letters between Harderwijk resident Gerrit van Speulde and his daughter Cecilia, who married a Zwolle government official, Geert ten Water, are part of a collection at Leiden University. These papers detail the complex ancestry of the Harderwijk van Westervelts and intermarriages among local ruling families. Time Period: 1500s. Location: The papers are kept at the University of Leiden. Content: The letters provide insights into local ruling families, including van Haersolte van Westervelt, van Wijnbergen, van Speulde, van Heuckelom, ten Water, van Rechteren, and ten Bussche. Context: These documents are connected to the genealogy of the Westervelt family. Search Marijke van der Wal. Here it is: https://www.hum2.leidenuniv.nl/Dutch/Cecilia/cecilia.pdf Back to Lubbert Ulger (the older) ... maternal grandfather of Lord of Westervelt Westerveld Drost of Salland Rutger van Haersolte (the younger) 1600 - 1666 ... This Lubbert Ulger (the older) had a brother Warner Ulger who had a son Lubbert Ulger (I shall call the younger) (son of Warner) . Are you still following me? This Lubbert Ulger (the younger) was 1st cousin of Rutger (the younger's) mother Fenna. I discovered two baptisms of his sons named Lubbertsens van Westervelt and van Westerveld baptized in 1620 and 1622, Junius and Hendrik. My 9 great grandfather was Lubbert Lubbertsen van Westervelt born 1620, could he be related to Junius and Hendrik? I know he was from Meppel , in Drenthe Province, but their grazing land was South West of Meppel not far from the former location of Westervelt Westerveld where a Manor House stood a total of over 300 years. Harderwijk and Salland and Meppel were all three fairly near each other. The same extended family owned land in all 3 locations. According to the Book, our family name came from the Salland Overijssel Westervelt Westerveld location. 03 - 16 - 2026 Mark Edward Westerfield markewesterfield@aol.com 309 856-0082